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NRWA 50th Anniversary Celebration!

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NRWA 50th Anniversary Celebration!

It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Nashua River Watershed Association! Join our year-long celebration!

We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made restoring our rivers, protecting their greenways, and inspiring tomorrow’s stewards. We look forward to our collective future—working together to protect this beautiful place we call home.

Free Community Program Series

We want to celebrate with you, and we’re offering opportunities to paddle on our rivers, hike on our trails, tour our cities, and observe our wildlife. In 2019, there will be a free program in each of our 32 communities. Everyone is invited to attend. Come to one program or come to all!

View our 50^th Anniversary Calendar of Free Community Programs. For details on specific programs, view our Upcoming Programs and Events.

Anniversary Video Series

We've made a series of short videos to share our story with you. Watch for more chapters to come.

Chapter 1: The Beginning (2:38 min.)
Chapter 2: Protecting Water (2:28 min.)
Chapter 3: Protecting Land (2:20 min.)
Chapter 4: Providing Education (release date Dec. 19)
Chapter 5: Supporting Recreation (release date Dec. 26)
Chapter 6: Looking Forward (release date Dec. 29)

Timeline

Together, over the past five decades, we have had tremendous impact. View the Timeline highlighting our progress. NRWA has always served as a forward-thinking, regional leader, with both the deep-rooted knowledge of our watershed, and the connections and expertise to collaborate with hundreds of partners—state and federal legislators and agencies, local communities, schools, businesses, land trusts, outdoor sporting groups, and sister organizations. The breadth of this work cannot be accomplished alone. We are deeply grateful to the thousands of members and volunteers—like you—who make these achievements possible. Thank you!! Celebrate what we’ve accomplished together!!

Thank you to all of the businesses that are supporting our 50th Anniversary celebration!

Presenting Sponsor

Anniversary Sponsors

Event Sponsors

Anniversary Friends

Atlas Distributing, Inc.

Better Homes & Gardens, The Masiello Group

Bob Feldman, Marketing and Sales Advisor

Charles River Canoe & Kayak

Durand and Anastas Environmental Strategies

Farm Design, Inc.

Foster Insurance Agency, Inc.

Gary Knowlton Inc.

Greatscapes by R&R Landscaping

The Groton Inn and Forge & Vine

Groton Market

Jeff & Sons Carpentry

Mark Randall DMD

Maureen Giattino

Nashoba Air & Boilerworks

Pine & Swallow Associates

Rotary Club of Groton-Pepperell

Shirley Package Store

Thank you to those who provided images for our 50th Anniversary Calendar of Free Community Programs. Cover: Great blue heron by Harvey Serreze. Back cover: Cindy Knox Photography. Interior (in calendar order): Nashua River in winter by Bill Nickerson; family eco-adventures by Gaynor Bigelbach; Baltimore oriole by Harvey Serreze; curious about nature by Gaynor Bigelbach; fishing on the Nashua River by Martha Morgan; Marion Stoddart kayaking by Nancy Ohringer; and River Classroom canoes on the Squannacook River by Nancy Ohringer.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does the NRWA rent canoes and kayaks?

A: No, but we’d be happy to refer you to local outfitters who do and to provide you with ideas of great places to paddle. Don’t forget to consider buying an NRWA Canoe and Kayak Guide for maps of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers and information on put ins, hazards, and what you might see during your paddle.

Q: Is the NRWA a governmental agency?

A: No, we are not a governmental, regulatory, or enforcement entity. The NRWA is an independent 501( c )(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the natural resources within our geographic region as defined by the watershed of the Nashua River. The NRWA works closely with federal, state and local government officials and agencies to forward our mission. As a non-profit, the NRWA depends on the support of members, donors, and grantmakers (including some government grants).

Q: What is a watershed?

A: Click here. The NRWA uses the term “watershed” to define both the geographic region in which we work as well as our approach to protecting resources, i.e. melding projects to further good land use choices in order to protect water quality and forming inter-municipal and inter-state coalitions to act on a regional landscape.

Q: Does the NRWA purchase land for conservation?

A: While it has been NRWA’s decision to date not to seek to hold land in fee or Conservation Restriction on land, it is not prohibited by our by-laws. In cases of last resort where no other eligible conservation entity will hold a Conservation Restriction, the NRWA may consider doing so. View NRWA General Policy on Conservation Restrictions. Although the NRWA does not itself hold land, the NRWA works in partnership with other entities to facilitate the protection of priority parcels.

Q: Are the rivers safe to swim in?

A: Although the NRWA would not generally recommend swimming in the Nashua River due to continuing issues with non-point source pollution, there are many places to swim in the watershed. Most towns and cities in the watershed maintain town beaches on their ponds. Some of these beaches are open to the general public and some are restricted to town residents. The Town Clerk will provide you with information on access to area ponds in any given town.

Q: Is it safe to eat fish (bass, panfish, catfish, etc.) caught in the Nashua River?

A: MA Fish Consumption Advisories
A: NH Freshwater Fish Consumption Guidelines

Nashua River Watershed Association | Contact Us

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Contact Nashua River Watershed Association

Mailing address:
Nashua River Watershed Association
592 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450-1230

Phone: (978) 448-0299

General email: nrwa@NashuaRiverWatershed.org
Individual staff emails

Regular office hours are Monday thru Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(with the exception of holidays and special occasions)

For a Google Map and directions to the NRWA River Resource Center.

For questions or comments about this website, please email Wynne.

Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy

Introduction

We have created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.

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